I love Korean food. Fortunately, Makati is studded with Korean restaurants. My favorite so far is located just along Malugay St., right beside the Ospital ng Makati Acute Care Center and Makati Golf Compound. Ara Korean Restaurant.
Ara, just like most of my favorite dining havens, is an accidental discovery, being strategically situated right beside the hospital where I work. The seemingly high-end appearance of the exterior and interior is a far cry from its reasonably-priced food selection, relative to other Korean dining places in Makati City. The place is neat and wide. The food servers are welcoming and polite. Even the Korean owners smile a lot to the customers and supervise in the serving.
As with most Korean restaurants, Ara serves a set of complimentary side dishes / appetizers. Although these vary from time to time, kimchi is a mainstay. What's more delighting? The side dishes, especially kimchi, are refillable. These side dishes are served immediately while the customers browse through the menu. Ara also serves pineapple slices and cold cinnamon tea at the end of the meal, also complimentary.
These are my much-loved dishes in Ara. In fact, the food servers already know that these are my favorite orders. Top photo: pork backbone broth -- two big chunks of pork backbone in chili-base soup, mixed with potato, onion leaves and cabbage. The broth is refillable. Bottom photo: seafood pancake. A simple but appetizing dish made of chopped squid and scallions.
Yours Truly feasting on a generous serving of pork backbone broth.
Mom and I enjoying a Korean dinner with Japanese touch -- tempura. Mom is not that into Korean and Japanese food. She's still in the process of "acquiring the taste". She loves prawns/shrimps, though. Thus, the tempura.
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